The Leadership Of Paul. Megan Wygocki. Chst 4312 †N1.

The Leadership of Paul Megan Wygocki CHST 4312 – N1 29 Mar 2017 Worldly speaking multiple terms used to describe leaders do not always paint a beautiful picture. In every aspect of our modern culture, we have people that lead in a variety of roles, however without the fortitude that we see in those of biblical leaders. With words such as tyrant, overbearing, unfair to soft spoke, push over, or domineering leaders have rarely been praised instead the topic of gossip and news publications. In addition, countless times leaders are misunderstood, and at times lacking the skills needed to lead well. However, this is not the case when we begin to turn to the leaders of the Bible. Within the word, we meet people that lead with†¦show more content†¦Before leaving on his mission, he went to the high priest and asked for â€Å"their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.† Even in his early years, Paul followed the rules and w e see this characteristic in him as a leader later in life. After his conversion on the road to Damascus, the light of Jesus transforms Paul’s life. From that moment forward, we see Paul begin to study the word, live with the rabbis, and partner with people that were spreading the gospel. Throughout Paul’s missionary journeys, we see the impact that this time of his life had on his work and relationships with other people. Overall, Paul’s years serving in the Roman Empire opened his eyes to the plight of the Christian people and softened him for the work the Lord had called him to do. Throughout the Pauline letters, we see the effectiveness of Paul’s leadership skills. Within the letters, he wrote and those others wrote about him, we see a leader that is encouraging and motivating. Praising the Lord through the good seasons and the bad, Paul shares the value he held for family and unity to